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President’sNote
Neil Herson, President
on behalf of ASD Healthcare
As always, thank you for your commitment in healthcare.
Prudent or Punitive? on page 38 discusses step therapy — a common practice among payers — and the hurdles it poses for patients, physicians and pharmacists.
The opioid epidemic in America is not isolated to communities. Sadly, addicts who work in healthcare are harmful
to patients’ well being, and increas- ingly, nancial penalties are assessed against facilities. Secrets, Avoidance and Devastation on page 50 discusses the impact of addicted workers while provid- ing reputable resources to assist health- care facilities combat such problems.
Did you hear about the membrane that was upgraded to an organ status? Or of the gene therapy’s remarkable results on patients with hemophilia B? Turn to Medical Minute on page 23 for these and other stories you may have missed.
Find New Products available from ASD Healthcare on page 62, as well as our updated Product Catalog on page 65. A Consumer Products sec- tion, which features products available from AmerisourceBergen, follows our Product Catalog.
In addition, I invite you to follow ASD Healthcare on Twitter @asd_healthcare and on LinkedIn for stories, news and updates about ASD Healthcare and the healthcare industry.
ASD Healthcare works around tions prescribed by their physicians.
the clock to ensure you, our healthcare customers, receive the best service and access to
specialty medications for your patients. Executive Corner is a new column in InsideOut that offers a glimpse of how we work for you. Matt Johnson, ASD Healthcare’s Chief Operating Of cer, shares his thoughts on challenges faced by healthcare systems and how we are collaborating with others to resolve them.
Many changes impacting healthcare and patients are occurring in Washington, not the least of which are the appoint- ment of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Price and the “2 for 1” deregulation and its effect on the FDA. Speaking of the FDA, they’ve released their much anticipated guidance on bio- similar interchangeability and naming. Read Washington Update, which begins on page 9, to gain insight on these and other actions.
Regardless of Washington rumblings, pharmacists are doing an amazing job helping patients achieve better outcomes. Our cover story, Advancing the Health of Healthcare on page 28, reviews how phar- macists are reducing readmission rates, expediting preauthorization processes and more for improved patient health.
Some processes, however, present road- blocks to patients’ access to the medica-
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